The Local Church

   “But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.”   (I Timothy 3:15).

   The Milwaukee County Constitution Party is a Political Party. We are no substitute for the local church. Did you know that the local Church is a government? According to Merriam Webster, the word “ecclesia” which is translated as “church” means, “a political assembly of citizens of ancient Greek states especially the periodic meeting of the Athenian citizens for conducting public business and for considering affairs proposed by the council.”  While a church is not a civil government, it is a government nonetheless. 

   “Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.”  (Hebrews 13:17).  The Church is to teach sound doctrine, and ought to be the main influence on the culture. The Church deals with and disciplines their own for sin, even to the point of excommunication. This is different from the civil authority, which punishes crime, even to the point of the death penalty. The Milwaukee County Constitution supports authentic local churches for the following reason ...

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